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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. education
  3. distance education
  4. online courses
  1. Rural Development, Communities, Education, Extension
  2. education
  3. distance education
  4. online courses

Preferred term

online courses

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Educational lessons delivered via the Internet to students. Students and instructor may not meet face to face but interact through web-based software and email.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • massive open online courses
  • online classes
  • online education

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/106064

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